Jessica told CLO she was confident of victory once she reached the endgame but, "it took me some time to figure out the maneuver with my knight to c5." Jessica is a tenth grader at Blue Bell : "My short term goal is to reach 2200 (according to MSA, Jessica is 2161 after the Congress )." On the theme of chess and the holiday she said, "I'm thankful for parents who sacrifice a lot to support me and my chess endeavors."
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